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1 month ago | 
futureaudiophile.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Reading Time: 5 minutesA trusted source with inside information into the inner-workings of Best Buy and more specifically, Magnolia, has told FutureAudiophile.com that McIntosh electronics will no longer be sold in the national chain. Initially we learned that this more would not be an immediate withdrawal but done more over a three to six months period. Others have suggested that the end date for McIntosh in Magnolia is April 4, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Jerry Del Colliano·Follow5 hours ago--Popular recording artist Billie Eilish has become a beacon to music lovers today for struggling with mental health issues. “My message has always been to accept yourself no matter what, to love yourself, to embrace your flaws. And the more you talk about anxiety and depression, the less power it has over you.”It’s the power of self-acceptance and open conversation when dealing with anxiety and depression.
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1 month ago | 
futureaudiophile.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Reading Time: 10 minutesNot many of us saw Bose buying McIntosh and Sonus faber (read about it here), but that recently happened, with the pundits saying it was a way for Bose to get further into the automotive space.
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1 month ago | 
futureaudiophile.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe idea that a really cool television shouldn’t be part of your stereo system is one of the worst cliches of the audiophile hobby. Let me get this right … I am supposed to not hang a gorgeous 65-inch UHD Samsung The Frame monitor between my best speakers, because the glass reflection from the TV is THAT detrimental to the sound? What about the three-foot-tall and 10-foot-wide glass on the modern, Israeli-made gas fireplace? Rip that $20,000 sucker out, too, right?
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2 months ago | 
futureaudiophile.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Reading Time: 9 minutesWhen talking very high-end, reference-level audiophile speakers, there are many brands that always come into the discussion such as Wilson Audio, Magico, Bowers & Wilkins, Stenheim, Estelon,and so many others. One that belongs in the conversation, but sometimes can get forgotten about, is Paradigm.
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2 months ago | 
futureaudiophile.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Reading Time: 14 minutesOne of my favorite professors in college was named Ken Lopez. He was the former president of JBL Professional and an overall great guy. This guy knew audio in ways that were tangential, but very important to my overall education in the field beyond the scope of just audiophile topics. Even more cool, Ken grew up in Monterey, California.
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2 months ago | 
futureaudiophile.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Reading Time: 11 minutesNo one brand has impacted more audiophiles in their early years than NAD. For my fourteenth birthday, my Dad generously bought me a Nakamichi Music Bank CD changer, a pretty sweet NAD receiver, a pair of Polk floorstanding speakers, and some classic Monster Cable to connect it all. Much like many of my reviewers around that era, I was hooked on audio from that moment on.
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2 months ago | 
futureaudiophile.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Reading Time: 9 minutesMartinLogan gets more editorial and consumer attention for its hybrid electrostatic loudspeakers than it does for its subwoofers, which is a bit of a shame. The design resources that MartinLogan and its sibling brand, Paradigm, have available to them in Canada are meaningful, and the resulting subwoofer designs for both brands are pretty kickass, even if other loudspeaker brands get more love for their audiophile subwoofers.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
medium.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Jerry Del Colliano·FollowJust now--The onetime Chair of the Mayo Clinic Mind Body Initiative, Dr. Amit Sood, has a novel way for us to look at ourselves — through our pet’s eyes. “You are who your dog thinks you are — kind, caring, and compassionate.”“Your pet does not care about your financial net worth, job, health, fame, etc. All it cares about is your love and your ability to express it. The loving you is the transcendental you that no one can rob”.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
futureaudiophile.com | Jerry Del Colliano
Reading Time: 8 minutesLet’s not fool ourselves … there are sadly very few women involved in the audiophile hobby. I would be shocked, if we did a study of 1,000 people who attended one of the growing number of regional audiophile shows, we could find 10 women in attendance. The audiophile hobby has been run by men since its inception. However, does that mean that women don’t like music, audio or technology? They absolutely do.
